Rep. Jim Jordan has such a reputation as a political brawler that former House Speaker John Boehner once said he’d never met someone “who spent more time tearing things apart.”… Read more
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Trump’s Iowa campaign ramps up its organizing after his infamously chaotic 2016 second-place effort
By the time Donald Trump returns to Iowa on Monday, the Republican former president will have drawn more than 10,000 people to his events in the state in less than a month. … Read more
Pence will skip the Nevada GOP caucus and instead run in the primary, giving up chance for delegates
Former Vice President Mike Pence will skip the Nevada caucuses run by the state Republican Party, which has adopted rules that critics say favor former President Donald Trump, and will instead compete in a state-run primary contest.… Read more
Some want to grant temporary House speaker more power as Republican gridlock stalls Congress
When Rep. Patrick McHenry took the House speaker’s gavel for the first time, he slammed it down with such force at adjournment that it gained viral internet attention as the defining image of a House in turmoil.… Read more
GOP’s Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker as Republican holdouts refuse to back the nominee
Republican Steve Scalise ended his bid to become House speaker late Thursday after hardline holdouts refused to back the party’s nominee, throwing the GOP majority into deeper chaos and leaving the chamber still unable to function.… Read more
Baltimore Police arrest 17-year-old in Morgan State University shooting
Julia Eisen – WMAL News | October 13, 2023 Baltimore Police announced an arrest in the Oct. 3 mass shooting that occurred on the Morgan State University campus. Detectives arrested the 17-year-old in Washington D.C. and was taken into custody Oct. 12. He was charged with multiple counts of attempted murder. Baltimore Police Department worked…… Read more
Congress, DC lawmakers address rising crime at House Judiciary committee hearing
Julia Eisen – WMAL News | October 12, 2023 A week after Congressman Henry Cuellar was the victim of an armed carjacking at Navy Yard, a House subcommittee is holding a hearing today on the District’s massive crime spike. Violent crime is up 40 percent in Washington D.C. since 2022. As of October 12, there…… Read more
Republican Steve Scalise is seen as a fighter, but becoming House speaker might require a brawl
With his walker positioned on the mound, Rep. Steve Scalise threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Washington Nationals ballpark, a breathtaking comeback for the Republican congressman who just months earlier was fighting for his life after a gunman had opened fire on lawmakers at their own charity baseball game practice.… Read more
Trump says Netanyahu ‘let us down’ before the 2020 airstrike that killed a top Iranian general
Former President Donald Trump has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of betraying him just before the U.S. killed a top Iranian general in 2020, breaking from the Republican presidential primary field’s uniform support of Israel as it responds to Hamas’ deadly attack.… Read more
Social Security benefits will increase by 3.2% in 2024 as inflation moderates
Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024, far less than this year’s historic boost and reflecting moderating consumer prices.… Read more
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Jim Jordan’s rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right. Could it soon make him speaker?
Rep. Jim Jordan has such a reputation as a political brawler that former House Speaker John Boehner once said he’d never met someone “who spent more time tearing things apart.”… Continue Reading
Trump’s Iowa campaign ramps up its organizing after his infamously chaotic 2016 second-place effort
By the time Donald Trump returns to Iowa on Monday, the Republican former president will have drawn more than 10,000 people to his events in the state in less than a month. … Continue Reading
Pence will skip the Nevada GOP caucus and instead run in the primary, giving up chance for delegates
Former Vice President Mike Pence will skip the Nevada caucuses run by the state Republican Party, which has adopted rules that critics say favor former President Donald Trump, and will instead compete in a state-run primary contest.… Continue Reading
Some want to grant temporary House speaker more power as Republican gridlock stalls Congress
When Rep. Patrick McHenry took the House speaker’s gavel for the first time, he slammed it down with such force at adjournment that it gained viral internet attention as the defining image of a House in turmoil.… Continue Reading
GOP’s Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker as Republican holdouts refuse to back the nominee
Republican Steve Scalise ended his bid to become House speaker late Thursday after hardline holdouts refused to back the party’s nominee, throwing the GOP majority into deeper chaos and leaving the chamber still unable to function.… Continue Reading
Baltimore Police arrest 17-year-old in Morgan State University shooting
Julia Eisen – WMAL News | October 13, 2023 Baltimore Police announced an arrest in the Oct. 3 mass shooting that occurred on the Morgan State University campus. Detectives arrested the 17-year-old in Washington D.C. and was taken into custody Oct. 12. He was charged with multiple counts of attempted murder. Baltimore Police Department worked…… Continue Reading
Congress, DC lawmakers address rising crime at House Judiciary committee hearing
Julia Eisen – WMAL News | October 12, 2023 A week after Congressman Henry Cuellar was the victim of an armed carjacking at Navy Yard, a House subcommittee is holding a hearing today on the District’s massive crime spike. Violent crime is up 40 percent in Washington D.C. since 2022. As of October 12, there…… Continue Reading
Republican Steve Scalise is seen as a fighter, but becoming House speaker might require a brawl
With his walker positioned on the mound, Rep. Steve Scalise threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Washington Nationals ballpark, a breathtaking comeback for the Republican congressman who just months earlier was fighting for his life after a gunman had opened fire on lawmakers at their own charity baseball game practice.… Continue Reading
Trump says Netanyahu ‘let us down’ before the 2020 airstrike that killed a top Iranian general
Former President Donald Trump has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of betraying him just before the U.S. killed a top Iranian general in 2020, breaking from the Republican presidential primary field’s uniform support of Israel as it responds to Hamas’ deadly attack.… Continue Reading
Social Security benefits will increase by 3.2% in 2024 as inflation moderates
Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024, far less than this year’s historic boost and reflecting moderating consumer prices.… Continue Reading